Manually operated vegetable slicer



Sept. 14, 1948. c. H. DICKMAN 2,449,232

ANUALLY OPRATED VEGETABLB SLICER I Filed June 22, i945 Plt-ented Sept. 14, 1948 orrlca MANUALL oPEnA'rED VEGETABLE sLIcEn I Calvin H. Dickrnan, Brewster, Minn.

` 'Applzsauon June z2, v1,945, serial No. 600,983

comme. (ci. 14e- 168)y The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in devices for preparing vegetables for cooking or canning, and more yparticularly to a device of this character adapted. for slicing elongated vegetablesg such as corn, carrots and the like.

An important object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is efficient and reliable in use,

4 relatively inexpensive to manufacture, and otherprises van arcuate plate I6 and is roclcablyv mounted on onen'd of a pair of resilient arms I1 by means of pins I8 at the side edgesof the plate, the arms extending outwardly andl provided with rollers I9 journaled at the outer ends of the arms and adapted to travel in the grooves I3.

The arms I1 extend outwardly and forwardly I so that the rollers I9 are positioned adjacent the wise well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended. 4 l

Other objects and advantages reside in the 'details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:-

Figurefl is atop plan view.

Figure 2 is va side elevational view.

. Figure 3 is'a transverse sectional view.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view in elevation of the inner side of one of the side walls of the device.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on a line 5 5 of Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a transverse sectional view of the cutter taken substantially on a line 6 6 of Figure l. i

Referring now to the drawing lin detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration :i have disclosed a'. preferred embodiment of the invention,` the numeral 5 designates the bottom of the slicer having spaced parallel upstanding Walls l at the side edges thereof, the bottom 5 being secured to flanges 'l formed on the upper edge of a channelshaped base El open at each end and adapted to receive a dish or other receptacle 9 therein.

The upper sur-face of the bottom 5 is formed with a longitudinally extending trough I extending outwardly at one end of the bottom and terminating short of the opposite end thereof,

as shown to advantage in Figure 1 of the drawing.

A cutter I I is secured in a transversely inclined position above the trough I0 and an opening I2 is formed in the bottom of the trough immediately below the front edge of vthe cutter II and through which vegetables coming into contact with the cutter may be discharged into the dish or receptacle 9.

The inner surfaces of the side walls are formed with longitudinally extending dovetail grooves I3, the ends of the grooves being closed by stops A carriage design-ated generally aty I comfront'edge of the plate I6 and the front edge of the plate is formed with a downwardly projecting sharpened edge 2li adapted to bite in the upper surface of vegetables placed in the trough IU. l

Accordingly, in the operation-of the device, an elongated vegetable, such as a carrot, ear of corn,

' o: the like, is placed in the trough Ill and pressure is exerted on the plate I6 by the hand of a person so as to cause the sharpened edge 2D thereofto bite into the vegetable, whereby the vegetablemay be slidably actuated in the trough I0 by va forward and backward motion exerted on theplate IB by the palm of the hand of a person.

As the vegetable moves into engagement with thel edge of the cutter II, the vegetable will be sliced, and discharged through the opening II2 into the dish or receptacle 9.

It is believed the 'details of construction, manguide means, -a stationary cutter disposed adjacent to the opening and between said upstanding sides, arms pivotally mounted upon the upstanding sides and including parts engaging said longitudinal guide means and movable along the same, and a manually operable plate disposed above the base and pivotally connected to the "arms, the arrangement being such that the plate is rockable longitudinally and movable vertically and longitudinally with respect to the base.

2. A vegetable slicer, comprising a base provided With an opening, upstanding sides secured tothe lbase and 'having longitudinal guide grooves in their inner faces, stationary cutter adjacent to the opening and extending transgrooves, and a lmanually operable plate havingl a forward sharpened edge and arranged 4above the base and pivotally connected to the arms, the plate being rookable longitudinally and movable vertically and longitudinally with respect `to the base.

upon the upstandingl sides and projecting in wardly therefrom, rollers mounted upon the outer ends of the arms and engaging in said guide grooves to move longitudinally therein, and a manually operable plate having a depending sharpened end edge and being disposed above the base and pi-votally connected to the inner ends of the arms, the plate being rookable upon the arms and movable vertically and longitudinally with respect to said trough.

CALVIN Hi DICKMAN.

REFERENCES crrEn The following references are of vrecord in the ille of this patent:

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